Effects of Tourists' Trust on Behaviour Intention in the Thai Tourism Market: Mediating Effects of Perceived Authenticity

Angela Ya-Ping ()
Additional contact information
Angela Ya-Ping: Department of Tourism Management, China-ASEAN International College (CAIC) Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand Author-2-Name: Chang Author-2-Workplace-Name: Department of Tourism Management, China-ASEAN International College (CAIC) Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand Author-3-Name: Cheng-Yi, Kuo Author-3-Workplace-Name: Department of Tourism Management, China-ASEAN International College (CAIC) Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand Author-4-Name: Author-4-Workplace-Name: Author-5-Name: Author-5-Workplace-Name: Author-6-Name: Author-6-Workplace-Name: Author-7-Name: Author-7-Workplace-Name: Author-8-Name: Author-8-Workplace-Name:

GATR Journals from Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise

Abstract: Objective - The increasing growth of the Thai tourism market has resulted in international tourists flooding into Thailand and providing significant economic benefits for the country's tourism development. The purpose of this research is to examine a comprehensive model for Thai tourism. This study aims to investigate how tourists' trust can enhance their behaviour intentions in travelling to Thailand through perceived authenticity. Methodology/Technique - The research tests a model linking trust to authenticity, and behaviour intention to current Thai tourism. Using a convenience sampling method, a sample of 453 international Asian tourists who travelled to Thailand were surveyed. Finding - The findings show that different levels of trust directly influence tourists' behavioural intentions, trust influences perceived authenticity, perceived authenticity further affects behaviour intention, and perceived authenticity mediates the relationship between tourists' trust and their behavioural intention. Moreover, demographic factors moderate the effects of trust on tourists' perceived authenticity. Novelty � The present research is expected to clarify the potential research topics in the field of Thai tourism development. Type of Paper - Empirical.

Keywords: Tourists' Trust; Behaviour Intention; Perceived Authenticity; Thailand. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M16 M30 M39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 2019-09-25
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-sea and nep-tur
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Published in Journal of Management and Marketing Review, Volume 4, Issue3

Downloads: (external link)
http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/JMMR/pdf_fi ... Ya-Ping,%20Chang.pdf (application/pdf)
http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/online_submission.html

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gtr:gatrjs:jmmr226

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in GATR Journals from Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Prof. Dr. Abd Rahim Mohamad ().